Tale of 2 airlines: Big profit at American, Southwest loss

Tale of 2 airlines: Big profit at American, Southwest loss

American Airlines and two smaller carriers gave more proof Thursday of the recovery in air travel, posting better-than-expected profit for the fourth quarter, while Southwest Airlines lost money because of massive flight cancellations last month.

Tale of 2 airlines: Big profit at American, Southwest loss

American Airlines and two smaller carriers gave more proof Thursday of the recovery in air travel, posting better-than-expected profit for the fourth quarter, while Southwest Airlines lost money because of massive flight cancellations last month.Southwest said it expects another loss in the first quarter from lingering effects of last month's meltdown, although it said booking trends for March were encouraging.Southwest reported a $220 million l…

Tale of 2 airlines: Big profit at American, Southwest loss

American Airlines and two smaller carriers gave more proof Thursday of the recovery in air travel, posting better-than-expected profit for the fourth quarter, while Southwest Airlines lost money because of massive flight cancellations last month.Southwest said it expects another loss in the first quarter from lingering effects of last month's meltdown, although it said booking trends for March were encouraging.Southwest reported a $220 million l…

Tale of 2 airlines: Southwest loss, big profit at American

American Airlines posted a better-than-expected profit for the fourth quarter, while Southwest Airlines lost money because of massive flight cancellations. The post Tale of 2 airlines: Southwest loss, big profit at American first appeared on Maryland Daily Record.

Tale of 2 airlines: Big profit at American, Southwest loss

Southwest said it expects another loss in the first quarter from lingering effects of last month's meltdown.

American Airlines Bullish On Demand As Southwest Reports Loss

American Airlines offered a confident outlook on 2023 travel demand Thursday after reporting record quarterly revenues, while Southwest Airlines continued to suffer the effects of recent operational problems.